We are pleased to announce the launch of a newwebsiteon the psychology of politics, focusing on the role of leader personality in the realm of politics – including campaigns, elections, and executive leadership style.

The Unit for the Study of Personality in Politics is operated solely for research and educational purposes. The Unit does not advocate support for or defeat of any candidate for any political office. Political analysis published by the director or research associates of the Unit is the personal opinion of those individuals, based on empirical analysis of personality in politics and the influence of personality traits on high-level leadership.

Mission

The mission of the Unit is to conduct psychological assessments of candidates for public office and to disseminate the findings to professionals, the media, and the voting public.

Victoria Beach, B.A. Psychology (magna cum laude), has been appointed Director of Undergraduate Research at the Unit for the Study of Personality in Politics for the 2016-17 academic year.

Victoria is a 2016 graduate of the College of St. Benedict. Her duties during the fall semester include training students in an undergraduate Personality Psychology course in data collection procedures and coordinating group research projects on the personalities of Democratic and Republican vice-presidential candidates Tim Kaine and Mike Pence.

Victoria works part-time as a Mental Health Associate at St. Cloud Hospital prior to starting graduate school in fall 2017.

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